Meaning of Functional Structure: It refers to the division of the whole enterprise according to the major activities performed by it.
Advantages of Functional Structure:
i. Benefits of Specialisation: The whole company is divided into many departments on the basis of major activities to be performed. Each department is headed by an expert manager. This results in more and better work being accomplished in much lesser time. Hence, the benefits of specialisation become available.
ii. Coordination is Established: All the persons working within a department are specialists of their respective jobs. It makes coordination easier at the departmental level.
